Emergency-governor.



F. SAMUBLSON. EMERGENCY GOVERNOR.

APPLICATION IILED 0m. 16, 1909.

Pafiented June 7, 1910.

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FREDERICK SAMUELSON, 0F RUGBY, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO GENERAL ELECTRIC COMBANY, A CORPORATION NEW YORK.

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' Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J iln 7,191O.,

Application filed October 16, 1909. Serial No. 523,006.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatL'FRnnEnIoK SAMUEL- son, a subject of the King of Sweden, resid- -1ng at Rugby, England, have invented cer-.

taln new and useful Improvements in Emergency-Governors, of wh ch the following is a'specification.

This invention relates to emergency go'verning devices-for steam engines, turbinesand other machines, which devices act au-' tomatically to interrupt the supply of steam or other motive energy when the speed of the apparatus'exceeds a safe limit, thereby safeguarding said apparatus against damage or possible. destruction and. also protion which is efficient andcertain in operatlon. y

In the accompanym drawing illustrating an embodiment of t e inventlon, Figure 1 s an e nd.v'1ew with partsm section showing the emergency governing mechanism as' applied to a steam turbine; and'l ig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the govern- 1ng mechanism and the adjacent portion of the turbine.

While the -invention is illustrated as applied to 'a horizontal turbine itcanalso' be used on a verticalshaft turbine, or on a reciprocating engine.- In the horizontal tur? blne shown in the .-drawing, the rotor is mounted upon ashaft 3 and inclosed in 'a casing. Motive fluid, such-.as-steam, is conveyed to the steam-chest 5 by. a pip'e or of supply. The flow th controlled by the combined emergency'and stop .valve 7. The valve-7 illustratedis of" the sliding-nut type but any other approved The-nut of the valve 7 is normally, held in fixed position by a lock or latch 8 and when the nut is so held the valve can be manually opened or closed by means of the wheelQ.

On some convenientportion of the-shaft 3 or of someother shaft driven therefrom, 'an eccentric ringlO is mounted, that is, a ring any suitable source rough conduit 6' is axisof the shaft. Under. normal conditions I \vhosemass is unequally'distributed about-the i the peri hery of the ring is concentric with the shat 3, Figs. I eccentric to the shaft;- A pin or bolt 11 mounted forslidin-g movement in the shaft 1 and 2, while its bore is has its end secured'in the thicker or heavier portion of therlng .10. The 'headof the bolt 11 enters an opening 12 in the opposite'portion of the ring but lies within the periphery of the ring when the parts are assembled. 1

The opening 12 makes it possible to insert the bolt in'thebore being assembled and alsopermits the removal of the bolt when desired. The ,bore

or hole in which-the bolt ll is mounted is chambered ,out at n 13 to receive a sprin 14 that surrounds a ody o? the portionof'the b bolt and extends between the bottom of the chamber and asleeve or washer gages the head of said bolt. The member 15 can be omitted under some conditions and the spring will then engage the head directly. The spring. 14 tends; to hold the ring in the position shown, Fig. 2,- With the thicker portion'of the-ring in contact with the shaft. The force exerted by the spring to hold .the ring in said position can be adjusted' by varying the width of the s'leeve 15 or the length of the head of the bolt thereby placing the spring under greater or less initial tension. By arranging the spring in the shaftand to screw: I its end into the ring when the. overnoriis 15 that (211- close to the axis of rotation, the efi'cct of centrifugal action on its mass is minimized. The bolt and its associated parts can be so mclosing chain er 19.. and the sleeve or ,washer 20 on said rod," tends to move the of the rod between the bottom of the ;made and arranged as to have their masses rodtowardthe left, Fig. 2. IAnut 21'holds theparts'l'? and 20 in position and. afi'ords a meansfor adjusting-the tension of the spring 17 when desire A latch outrigger 22 pivoted at 23' holds 'the rod lflfpgainst movement by thespring 17. One end of the trigger cxtends over the center of the :3 Q team,

I shaft into rather close proximity to the end enga 'Theweig t of the heavier left end of the periphery of the ring s a suitable notch in the rod 16.

trigger tends to cause the other end ofthe trigger to engage sa'd notch; Ajsuitable spring can be used to wing the trigger into engagement with the notch when the shaft 3 is arranged vertically, or to assist the weight of the-left end of the latch in causing said engagement when the shaft is horizontal.

" 27 pivoted at 28 in the bracket 29 has aforked end that receives the rod 16 and en The right end of the rod 16 is provided with a fixed abutment formed by washer21 secured on said rod and a yielding springpressed abutment formed by a sleeve shding'ly mounted on the rod and pressed outward by a spring 26. An arm or lever gages said abutments. The other end of the -lever is connected by a rod or link with the latch-8 of the valve 7.

If the speed of rotation of the shaft 3 increases beyond the predetermined safe limit, the action of centrifugal force on the eccentric ring 10 overcomes the force; of the .spring 14: tending, to hold the ring in the position shown in Fig. 2. The ring and the'bolt 11 then move transversely of the shaft causing the ring to strike the adjae trigger 22 and release the rod cent end of t 16 to the action of the sprin 17 which moves said rod toward'the left, ig. 2. The shoulder 31 limits the movement of the rod in that direction; The movement of the rod 16 is communicated through thelever 27 and the link 30 to the latch 8 to trip the turbine. H moved from" the notch in the rod 16, the porsho'wnin Fig.2. The

valve 7 and thereby quickly shut down the When the trigger 22 has been tion of the-rod to the right of the notch holds the left end of the trigger-out of the path of the ring 10 and. prevents the ring from hammering said end as .the shaft slows down to a speedsuchrthat the spring 14 is able to overcomethe action of centrifugal force and restore the'rlng to the posit1onparts ma be reset by moving the rod 16 to the rig t when the weight of the heavier left end of the trigger will cause its other end to enga e t e-notch in said rod and hold itagainst 't e action of the spring 17.- Thehandle or' lever 32 adjacent the hand wheel 9 may be used to reset the parts as above described and in coopera-'- tion with the wheel 9 to" reset the nut and latch of the valve-7. The sliding abutment '25 ermits the attendant to 'maiiuallytri t e valve Z by meansof the lever27, r 30' or the huddle 32 when desired {without disturbing the setting of rod'16 and the trigger 22. p

In accordance withqthe provisions of the patent statutes, I have described the principle of opeg'ration of my invention, together '10,, while. its other 'tion of the shaft exceeds a pro with the apparatus which I now consider to re resent the best embodiment thereof; but I esire to have it understood that the apparatus shown is only illustrative, and that .theinve'nti'on can be carried-out by other means.

What I-cla1m as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is,-'- I 1. Incombinatioma prime mover, a shaft a ring surroundin said driven thereby, shaft andhaving its mass unequally distributed about the axis of said shaft, a pin or bolt transversely mounted in the shaft for sliding movement therein, said bolt being connected to the ring, a device which opposes the slidin movement of the bolt, and

.means for regu ating the supply of motive energy to the prime mover that is actuated by the movement-of the ring when the speed of rotation'exceedsa certain limit.

2. In a governing mechanism, the combination of a rotating shaft, an eccentric ring surroundln movement therein, one ,end of the bolt being connected to the ring, a spring vvhich' opposes the sliding movement of the bolt, and regulatingmechanism that is operated by thering when-the speed of the shaft exceeds a predetermined limit.

3'. In a governing mechanism, the combination of a rotating shaft having a diametrically arranged bore therethrough provided with a chambered portion, an eccentric ring surrounding the shaft, a headed bolt mounted for sliding movement 1n the bore with its end projectlng from said bore, said end be said bore having a portion of a given diamethe shaft, :1. pin or bolt monnted diametrically of the shaft for slidingter at, oneside of the shaft and a portion of 1 larger diameter extending therefrom tothe opposite side of the shaft,- a ring surrounding the shaft'a'nd having its mass unequally distributed about the axis of said shaft, a bolt mounted for sliding movement in the firstfp'ortion'ofithe bore and having its end projecting'therefrom into engagement with -the heavier portion of, the ring, a spring in the larger portion of the bore thatris arranged around the body of the bolt between the bottom of said portion and the'head of said bolt, and regulating mechanism that is actuated by" the ring when the spegd of rotalimit. 4

5. In a governing ,mechanism, the combi etermined.

nation of a rotating shaft having a diametrically arranged bore therethrough, said bore the shafbexceeds a pre etermined limit.

having a portion of a given diameter at one side of the shaft and a portion of larger diameter extending therefrom to the oppo site side of the shaft, aneccentric ring surrounding the' shaft, a bolt mounted for slid-'- ing movement in .the first portion-of the bore and having its end projecting therefrom into threaded engagement with the thicker portion of the ring, a spring varranged around the body of the bolt in the larger portion of the-bore with 'one end in engagement with the shaft at the bottom of s'aidportion, a sleeve or washer on the bolt between the other end-of the spring and the,

head of the bolt, there being an openingin the thinner portion of the ring through;

which the bolt may be inserted in the bore, and regulating mechanism that is operated by the ring when the s eed of rotation of 6. In a governing mechanism, the combination of a rotatmg shaft, an'eccentrie ring surrounding the shaft, a bolt havinga head at one. end and a screw-threaded portion at its other end, said ring bein .pro-

vided with a threaded opening in its t 'cker' portion to receive the threaded end of said oltI-and an oppositely located opening through which the bolt may be passed to screw said end into the ring,-thehead of the boltlying within the periphery of the ring when the partsiarc assembled and therezbeing a diametrically arranged bore in the shaft having a portion adjacent the thicker part of the ring in which the body of the bolt is slidingly mounted with a portion of larger diameter extendin from the first por-- tion to the opposite si e of the shaft, a spring arranged around the body of the bolt in said larger portion of the bore that presses against the shaft at one end and at the other.

end against the head of the bolt and tends to hold the thicker part of the ring in contact with the adjacent portion of the shaft,.and

regulating mechanism operated by the move- -mounted adjacent the rin ment of the ring when the speed of rotation of the shaft exceeds a predetermined limit.

7. In a governing mechanism, the combination of a prime mover, a rotating shaft driven thereby, an eccentnc ring surrounding the shaft and mounted on sa d shaft for movement transversely thereof, a spring that opposes said movement, a second shaft with its axis at right angles to the axis 0' the first shaft, a spring that tends to move the second shaft longitudinally, a trigger which holds .the

'second shaft against movement by said spring and is adapted to be released by said ring when the speed of rotation of the first shaft exceeds a predetermined limit, a device.

for controlling the supply of motive energy to the prime mover, and means connectin the second shaftjwith' said device, sai means including a lever pivotedon the frame of re prune mover-adjacentjohe end. of said shaft, fixed and yielding abutzn-Snts on the shaft which receive one end of the lever between them, the yielding abutment permitting the lever to be moved relative to the shaft to manually actuate said device,

and a link connecting the other end of the lever to said device.

8. Ina governing mechanism, the combination of a rotating shaft, a ring surrounding the shaft and having its mass unequally distributed about the 'axis of said shaft, a,

ber, 1909. FREDERICK SAMUELSON.

\Vitnesses:

CnAnLns H. FULLER,-

J. A. Rosina. 

